Job Application for Lair Staffer (Summer 2026) - Returning (Veteran) Applicant at Cal Alumni Association

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The Cal Alumni Association (CAA) provides all Cal graduates with rewarding connections to the university, to fellow alums, and to current students. Founded by the original graduates of the University of California in 1872, the Cal Alumni Association today represents more than half a million alums living throughout the world.

Our mission is to cultivate a lifelong relationship with our alma mater by connecting and inspiring alums, students, and the campus community through meaningful and inclusive opportunities. We foster a culture that celebrates diversity, creates a sense of belonging, and advances equity.

Lair Staffer - Returning (Veteran) Applicant

Whether you grew up spending time outdoors, camping at the Lair, or this is your first time hearing about us and you’ve never camped anywhere, we are interested in finding a place for you in the Lair community. Through working at camp, you will develop friendships that will last forever. You will become part of a very long and rich Lair staff tradition and help shape the Lair for future members of the community. By working at a summer camp, you will have the opportunity to impact kids and families and by extension make an impact on the world.

Working at the Lair helps build invaluable skills and experience future employers seek. Read Lair veteran staffer Jessie Fisher’s Daily Cal article spotlighting the highly desirable soft skills staffers hone through their hard work at the Lair. And if you’re anywhere on the fence between whether to dive into the Lair’s magic or delve into the corporate world, don’t miss this article: Camp Magic vs. Corporate Climb: What’s Really Worth Your Time.

To review more information on working at The Lair as well as descriptions of all the jobs, please see here.

All applications should be submitted via this Greenhouse Job Posting.

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Are you Lifeguard certified?

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Are you Yoga instructor certified?

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Are you Archery (range master) certified?

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What skills do you have that will help you excel in these jobs?

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What is your expected earliest availability to start work?

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Have you been hired as Lair Staffer before?

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What made you decide to re-apply as a staffer this year?

Talk a little bit about your job last year and your specific camp. What did you love? What were some challenges? How would you tweak the position or the culture?

What would you like accomplish as a returning staffer this year?

In what ways can we continue to make progress in our goals of being an inclusive work place where everyone is made to feel that they belong?

Any new ideas for programs or activities for our campers? What can you do this summer to assist with providing better customer service to our guests?

Any new skills or talents that you're excited to utilize this summer in camp?

Continuing with the Lair's Pillars of Excellence (Our core values and training building blocks), in our previous years, we focused on Food Service Experience, Camper Staff interaction, and Camp Cleanliness. We then expanded into First and Last impressions and Quality work completed with Care. This year we're adding "Owning the Outcome". What does this mean to you and what are some examples of ways you've used the pillars, or ways you can in the future that come to mind?

Thinking of your past Lair job(s), what are you most proud of for contributing to the team? What improvement(s), if any, do you hope to make this summer?

Have you landed on a major or area of focus at school? What is it and how can we best connect you with campers that may have the same interest/career path as you? (p.s. - don't forget to have an updated resume ready for your camp's resume binder!)

Anything else you'd like to add here before your interview?

Extra Credit Question -- Do you have any ideas for a cool T-shirt design or something that we should carry in our camp store?

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For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Cal Alumni Association’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

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